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Emmitt Manyheads Wins imagineNATIVE Tour Film Contest With The Night Shift

imagineNATIVE has announced Emmitt Manyheads of the Siksika Nation as the winner of this year’s Tour film contest, following audience voting on the organization’s YouTube channel. His short film, The Night Shift,

March 18, 2026

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2026 Curious 100 Honors Four Native Leaders Across Creative Fields

The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has named four Native changemakers to its 2026 Curious 100, the organization’s annual list honoring 100 people across the United States whose work is shaping culture,

March 18, 2026

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Millicent Rogers Museum to Honor DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo in New Exhibition

A new exhibition at the Millicent Rogers Museum will bring DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo’s work back into public view nearly five years after her death. Opening March 19, 2026, and running through

March 11, 2026

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Cartoon Saloon’s Kindred Spirits Is Rooted in the History Between Choctaw and Irish Communities

March 11, 2026

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Walker Youngbird Foundation Teams With Lite Brite Neon Studio to Launch Native Neon Residency for Indigenous Artists

March 8, 2026

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INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Sound That Carries Beyond Place and Time: Bringing Diné Values and History Into Contemporary Jazz | An Interview with Delbert Anderson

February 11, 2026

Delbert Anderson is a Diné Jazz trumpeteer, composer, and educator, whose music flows from a deeper understanding of kinship and responsibility. The foundation of the sound created by the Delbert Anderson Quartet integrates Navajo spinning songs: social songs that carry teachings about love, healing, and how to move through the world in a way that keeps you in balance. Those

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The Scariest Thing in the Dark Is the Truth Looking Back | An Interview with Tiffany Morris

February 5, 2026

Horror has never been just about the scares and creatures that go

INTERVIEWS

Breaking Barriers and Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud | An Interview with Rose Stiffarm

February 2, 2026

Filmmakers often talk about “the grind” of filmmaking as if it were

INTERVIEWS

The Heart of Kiowa Storytelling in Modern Horror | An Interview with Cary Thomas Cody

November 23, 2025

There are storytellers whose voice quiets a campfire, whose stories pull people

INTERVIEWS

Chahta Alikchi and the Art of Creation and Preservation | An Interview with Summer Wesley

October 27, 2025

Dr. Summer Wesley moves through the world with a sharp sense of

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CROOKED FACE | Indigenous Horror Short Film

Crooked Face is a term used by Native Americans for what might happen if you look at something you aren’t supposed to. You’ll be

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Seeds | Official Trailer

Ziggy, a thirty-something Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) woman, is offered her first gig as an online influencer, promoting for Nature’s Oath, a seed and fertilizer company.

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INKWO FOR WHEN THE STARVING RETURN Trailer

Adapted from a story by Richard Van Camp about an Indigenous youth’s battle with an ancient evil, this thrilling and visually stunning animation is

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Tiger by Loren Waters

A portrait of award-winning, internationally acclaimed Indigenous artist and elder Dana Tiger, her family, and the resurgence of the iconic Tiger T-shirt company.

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ENDLESS COOKIE Official Trailer | Mongrel Media

A psychedelic, animated collage born from phone calls between two brothers—one in Toronto, the other on a Northern Manitoba reserve. Over nine years, they

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Manitobah x Peshawn Bread Collaboration Stitches Protection, Healing and Home Into Every Step

March 6, 2026

Manitobah’s newest artist collaboration, Manitobah x Peshawn Bread, pairs the brand with Auncle Peshawn Bread (Comanche/Kiowa/Cherokee), a nonbinary queer designer, filmmaker, and creative director

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Cherokee Film Productions Teases Documentary on Cherokee Freedmen With First-Look Trailer

March 6, 2026

Cherokee Film Productions, the Cherokee Nation’s production company, has released a first-look trailer for an upcoming feature-length documentary focused on Cherokee Freedmen. The documentary

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Phoenix Art Museum Debuts Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)

March 1, 2026

The Phoenix Art Museum welcomes spring with the opening of Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light). It is the first major museum exhibition devoted entirely

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SWAIA Native Fashion Week Returns for 2026 With a More Intimate, Curated Format

February 28, 2026

On February 26, 2026, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) announced the return of SWAIA Native Fashion Week on May 8–9, 2026, at

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Josh Tafoya Wins 2026 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Fashion Design

February 26, 2026

On February 25, Cooper Hewitt and the Smithsonian Design Museum announced the recipients of the 2026 National Design Awards, among whom was Indigenous textile

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Netflix Casts D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai in “Breakers”, a Sun & Surf Thriller Set on Australia’s Western Coast

February 23, 2026

Netflix’s new series, Breakers, has been making waves as the biggest production set in Western Australia and as the next big project for Antony

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“Stevie and the Sacred Animals” Brings Anishinaabe Storytelling & Language to Preschool TV With a 2027 Premiere

February 23, 2026

A new Indigenous-led kids series is officially on the way. Manitoba’s Eagle Vision and Ontario’s Sinking Ship Entertainment Inc. have secured the greenlight for

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Coyote & Crow Returns to Kickstarter With Legends & Icons

February 20, 2026

Congratulations to Kenna Alexander and the Coyote & Crow team! On February 10, 2026, the team behind the groundbreaking and award-winning TTRPG, Coyote &

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JÜLAPÜIN YONNA (THE DREAM OF DANCE) World Premiere at Berlinale Generation 14plus

February 11, 2026

Jülapüin Yonna (The Dream of Dance), the evocative new short film by Wayuu filmmaker Luzbeidy Monterrosa Atencio, will celebrate its world premiere as an official selection of Berlinale

Emmitt Manyheads Wins imagineNATIVE Tour Film Contest With The Night Shift

2026 Curious 100 Honors Four Native Leaders Across Creative Fields

Millicent Rogers Museum to Honor DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo in New Exhibition

Cartoon Saloon’s Kindred Spirits Is Rooted in the History Between Choctaw and Irish Communities

Walker Youngbird Foundation Teams With Lite Brite Neon Studio to Launch Native Neon Residency for Indigenous Artists

INTERVIEWS

Sound That Carries Beyond Place and Time: Bringing Diné Values and History Into Contemporary Jazz | An Interview with Delbert Anderson

The Scariest Thing in the Dark Is the Truth Looking Back | An Interview with Tiffany Morris

Breaking Barriers and Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud | An Interview with Rose Stiffarm

The Heart of Kiowa Storytelling in Modern Horror | An Interview with Cary Thomas Cody

Chahta Alikchi and the Art of Creation and Preservation | An Interview with Summer Wesley

WATCH

CROOKED FACE | Indigenous Horror Short Film

Seeds | Official Trailer

INKWO FOR WHEN THE STARVING RETURN Trailer

Tiger by Loren Waters

ENDLESS COOKIE Official Trailer | Mongrel Media

READ

Manitobah x Peshawn Bread Collaboration Stitches Protection, Healing and Home Into Every Step

Cherokee Film Productions Teases Documentary on Cherokee Freedmen With First-Look Trailer

Phoenix Art Museum Debuts Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)

SWAIA Native Fashion Week Returns for 2026 With a More Intimate, Curated Format

Josh Tafoya Wins 2026 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Fashion Design

Netflix Casts D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai in “Breakers”, a Sun & Surf Thriller Set on Australia’s Western Coast

“Stevie and the Sacred Animals” Brings Anishinaabe Storytelling & Language to Preschool TV With a 2027 Premiere

Coyote & Crow Returns to Kickstarter With Legends & Icons

JÜLAPÜIN YONNA (THE DREAM OF DANCE) World Premiere at Berlinale Generation 14plus

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